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manic-depressive — manic depressives also manic depressive ADJ If someone is manic depressive, they have a medical condition in which they sometimes feel excited and confident and at other times very depressed. She told them that her daughter in law was manic… … English dictionary

manic depressive — UK US noun [countable] [singular manic depressive plural manic depressives] someone who suffers from manic depression Thesaurus: people who are ill or have a medical conditionhyponym general words … Useful english dictionary

manic-depressive — n. (Med.), A person suffering from {manic depressive psychosis}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English